Team Leader

About the role

Responsible for operations at the plant to ensure production lines produce a product that meets customer quality and delivery requirements. Directly oversees all personnel in assigned area. Observes, promotes and ensures compliance of all rules and policies maintained by the company (safety, continuous improvement, leadership, core values).

Responsibilities

• Ensure product is produced and delivered on time.
• Ensure assigned lines receive materials on time.
• Troubleshoot and minimize downtime issues on line as they arise.
• Cook with materials and powder coat on a variety of issues.
• Coordinate with supervisor, materials and powder coat on a variety of issues.
• Directly responsible for production flow of assigned lines.
• Directly supervises assigned floor level employees.
• Complete and submit organizational paperwork to include days off requests, employee evaluations, corrective actions, and various reports and checklists.
• Ensure compliance of all divisional and plant safety policies and procedures.

Essential Functions

• Work as a part of a team to achieve the company’s overall goals.
• Demonstrate clear verbal and written communication skills (English).
• Read and process written communication including, but not limited to, work orders, frame prints, measurements, and schedules.
• Meet production goals and time deadlines for company projects.
• Work with minimum supervision.
• Demonstrate understanding and execution of machine operation and repair techniques.
• Demonstrate welding competency and knowledge of welding systems.
• Understand appropriate equipment including repair tooling and devices, arc and MIG welders, band saws, acetylene torches, tape measures, etc.
• Operate various Lift Trucks in all elements as necessary.
• Exhibit tact and diplomacy and maintain professional relationships with supervisors, fellow employees, customers, etc.
• Work under physically and mentally stressful situations.
• Prioritize and easily adapt to changes through the day.
• Ensure good housekeeping habits are maintained throughout the shop.
• Comply with safety regulations and maintain clean and orderly work areas.

Supervisory Responsibility

• Supervision of 1-6 employees

Physical Demands

• Regularly required to talk and hear.
• Very active and requires 98% standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping, crouching, crawling, and climbing ladders.
• May have to lift and/or move items over 50 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work

This is a full-time hourly position, and hours/days of work are decided by production schedules and your reporting manager. Some Saturdays and overtime are expected based on productions schedule.

Travel

Travel to local plants.

Required Education And Experience

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Basic computer knowledge
• Proven leadership experience in a similar industry
• Problem solving skills
• Critical thinking skills
• Basic knowledge of inventory and manufacturing software; AX, and understand the Mobile Device and scanner
• Must have the ability to add, subtract, multiply, divide, and convert in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.

Preferred Education And Experience

• Welding Operations experience
• Quality Assurance experience
• Lean 5S certification preferred.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications preferred.
• Public speaking ability preferred.
• Strong organization and time management skills preferred.
• 1+ years of manufacturing experience.
• 1-3 Months related experience as a team lead preferred.
• LCI issued Forklift Operators License (training available)

Additional Eligibility Qualifications

• Flexible to schedule changes.

Pay Group

AAP/EEO Statement

Lippert provides equal employment opportunity to all team members and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, age, genetic information, disability, citizen status, protected veteran status, military service, marital status or any other legally protected category as established by federal, state, or local law. This policy governs all employment decisions, including recruitment, hiring, job assignment, compensation, training, promotion, discipline, transfer, leave-of-absence, access to benefits, layoff, recall, termination and other personnel matters. All employment and personnel-related decisions are based solely upon legitimate, job-related factors, such as skill, ability, past performance, and length of service with Lippert. Lippert’s strong commitment to equal employment opportunity requires a commitment by each individual team member. Compliance with the letter and spirit of this policy is required of all team members. Violations of this policy should be immediately reported to your leader or to any member of leadership. Team members who violate this policy will be subject to disciplinary action, up to and including termination of employment. Know Your Rights